5 Free and Open-source Folders Apps for macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon)

1- 7-Zip

a file archiver with a high compression ratio.

7-Zip is free software with open source. The most of the code is under the GNU LGPL license. Some parts of the code are under the BSD 3-clause License. Also there is unRAR license restriction for some parts of the code. Read 7-Zip License information.

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2- Cryptomator

macOS encryption tool

Cryptomator is a free open source client-side file encryption tool. Its dead simple to use does not include ads or backdoors. It also does not require registration or paid subscription.

Unlike many open source solutions, which keep the normal users struggling to install, configure and use, Cryptomator is built for normal users. With very simple work flow, Create , Drag-n-Drop, Lock, and Unlock, added into very easy to use Interface, makes Cryptomator less time consuming and more efficient. There is no struggle with creating accounts, figuring out how to manage your keys , cloud access to unlock your files, or over complicated configuration most of alternatives have.

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3- iZip

Manage Zip and Compressed file archives ON MAC

iZip is the easiest way to manage ZIP, ZIPX, RAR, TAR, 7ZIP and other compressed files on your Mac. Best of all it's completely free so you can zip, unzip & unrar your files without limitations!

iZip supports all the major modern archive formats like ZIP, RAR, 7ZIP, TAR, BZ2 and XZ, including fully encrypted archives. Simply open an archive with iZip to quickly browse, view and extract.

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4- macOS zip service

compress files or folders as a clean zip with simple services on macOS Finder

Do your own easy way to compress files or folders as a clean zip with simple services on macOS Finder.

Compress files and folders with the full parent path and without .DS_Store as a clean zip.

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5- PeaZip Free Archiver

Free Zip / Unzip software and Rar file extractor

PeaZip is a free file archiver utility and rar extractor for Linux, macOS, and Windows, which works with 200+ archive types and variants (7z, ace, arc, bz2, cab, gz, iso, paq, pea, rar, tar, wim, zip, zipx...), handles spanned archives (001, r01, z01...), supports multiple archive encryption standards, file hashing, exports tasks as console scripts.

The project aims to provide a cross-platform, portable, GUI frontend for multiple Open Source technologies (7-Zip, FreeArc, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, UPX, Brotli, Zstd) focused on file and archive management, and security (strong encryption, two factor authentication, encrypted password manager, secure delete).

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